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From The Archives: El Salvador

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I’m away from the internet for a few days, spending time with family and a big ol’ spread of deserts I’m sure...and being thankful for both and more.  While I’m gone, I’ve scheduled some old posts from the archives to show up here every day for your reading pleasure.

Apple steps in to bail-out American shopping malls

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Just when dire predictions of shopping malls being empty of all humanity for the next few months, Apple is rumored to be introducing an $800 laptop. Coupled with the news that 8% of U.S.

The problem went from irritating to alarming as incidents of aggressive panhandling leading to violent crime began showing up of

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It should come as no surprise in this time of economic hardship that more people than ever have taken up panhandling as a way to earn a few extra bucks.

Glad to see that Malanga reiterates the fact that most folks who are homeless do not panhandle....

Stop, or I'll have to take off my bicycle helmet

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Today I was wandering through a local mall when I was passed by "mall security."

On a scooter.

Wearing a bicycle helmet.

Payday Lenders Move Up The Economic Scale

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From Don Fenley:

Lenders are targeting middle-income neighborhoods, usually near shopping malls, and avoiding poor areas.

It’s why neighborhoods with lower median incomes - such as Norfolk’s Berkley and Portsmouth’s Brighton/Prentis Park - have no payday lenders, while Portsmouth’s solidly suburban subdivisions along Portsmouth Boulevard near Chesapeake Square Mall have a cluster of them.

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